As the planet faces ever increasing environmental and ecological challenges, the protection of the marine ecosystem is crucial in safeguarding not only seas and oceans but also in sustaining life on ...
A marine heat wave in the Pacific Ocean killed some 4 million common murres in Alaska, researchers say — the largest die-off of any bird species ever recorded in the modern era.
Colony surveys of common murres, an Alaskan seabird, show the full effects of the 2014-16 marine heat wave known as 'the blob.' Analysis of 13 colonies surveyed between 2008 and 2022 finds that colony ...